I Am Reading Jacques Pauw’s book – Ramaphosa – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Parliament that he is reading veteran journalist Jacques Pauw’s book, The President’s Keepers. [n24]

Zimbabwe Coup: Robert Mugabe And Wife Grace ‘Insisting He Finishes His Term’, As Priest Steps In To Mediate – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction are under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House” compound in Harare and are insisting the 93 year-old finishes his presidential term, a source said. [tele]

Zimbabwe ‘Acting President’ Twitter Account Suspended – A newly created Twitter account that claimed to be Zimbabwe’s recently sacked vice president — and its incoming leader — has been suspended. [n24]

US Senator Al Franken Apologises For Grope Caught On Camera – US Senator Al Franken has responded to a woman’s allegations that he groped her as she slept and “forcibly” kissed her in a rehearsal for a comedy skit. [bbc]

Free Press Group Ready To Cut Off WikiLeaks – The Freedom of the Press Foundation routed half a million dollars to WikiLeaks. But Assange’s embrace of Trump split the group’s board, and now it’s on the verge of a major break. [db]

Senators: Kushner ‘Withheld WikiLeaks And Russia Emails’ – White House senior aide Jared Kushner failed to disclose emails he received about WikiLeaks and “a Russian backdoor overture” in 2016, senators have said. [bbc]

Rafael Nadal Wins Defamation Case Over Doping Claims – A French tribunal on Thursday ordered a former minister of health and sports to pay tennis star Rafael Nadal $11,800 in damages for accusing him of doping. [cnn]

Nigerian Women Become First African Bobsled Team Ever To Qualify For Olympics – Three women representing Nigeria became the first-ever African bobsled team to qualify for the Olympics, and the country’s first-ever representatives at the Winter Olympics, when they finished their required fifth qualifying race in Calgary today. [ds]

Texas Sheriff Threatens To Charge Driver Over ‘F**k Trump’ Sticker – A Texas sheriff considering a run for Congress caused a social media firestorm on Wednesday after he threatened charges against the driver of a truck with a big anti-Trump sticker. [huff]

Corpse Shock On Johannesburg’s M1 Highway – The man transporting bodies found on a broken down trailer on the M1 freeway failed to produce documentation proving he was from a registered mortuary or that he had authority to move the bodies‚ the Johannesburg Metro Police Department said on Wednesday. [tlive]

How To Be The First To Get An iPhone X In South Africa – If you have been waiting with bated breath for the release of the iPhone that stole the show this year, then you’ll want to check this out. [here]

Sarah Silverman On Louis CK: ‘Can You Love Someone Who Did Bad Things?’ – The comedian says she is ‘very angry’ about the sexual misconduct allegations but ‘also sad, because he’s my friend’ [guardian]

Fox News Bans Kiss’ Simmons For Life – Kiss star Gene Simmons has been “banned for life” from Fox News after “he crudely insulted” women during a FoxNews.com staff meeting he barged into uninvited. [newsmax]

If You Want To Own Ringo Starr’s Old Wheels You’re Going To Have To Pay Up – Back in the 60s, every member of The Beatles was gifted a car by manager Brian Epstein. Of course Ringo tinkered with his, and now it’s going on auction. [here]

Colin Farrell’s Childhood Crush Story Is Spectacularly Odd – Many young boys and girls have posters of a celebrity crush up on their bedroom walls. It’s pretty normal, right? Leaving notes and candy in the hope your crush — who also happens to have been dead for 40 years — will come and collect it, though — that’s slightly less normal. [mash]

‘Panic’ As Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair’s New Editor, Takes The Helm – There is ‘panic’ at Vanity Fair as new editor Radhika Jones prepares to take over from Graydon Carter. With falling budgets, how will she keep the magazine in its glossy prime? [db]

Bieber And Gomez Are Kissing Again – Justin Bieber got an awesome body check from his gf, Selena Gomez, during a hockey time-out when she planted a serious kiss on him. [tmz]

Angelina Jolie Says 3 Myths Fuel Sexual Violence – Angelina Jolie believes there are three myths as to why sexual violence — which the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network defines as a “non-legal term that refers to crimes like sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse” — still occurs in conflict zones and elsewhere, despite the advancements made around the world. [huff]

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